Category Archives: WPTF News
Rhode Island may ditch Mr. Potato Head license plates after Hasbro's move to Boston
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - It's been no small potatoes that Rhode Islanders have been able to choose the image of Mr. Potato Head as a specialty license plate for dec...
Jan 22, 2026
Teen pleads guilty to North Carolina mass shooting that killed 5
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - An 18-year-old pleaded guilty Wednesday to murder and other charges for a mass shooting in North Carolina, acknowledging that he carried out ...
Jan 21, 2026
UNC's 'Carolina North' campus expansion is going forward amid question on future of basketball arena
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer North Carolina is going forward with long-discussed plans to develop an off-campus expansion for academic, research, residential and mixed-use retail projects. It's...
Jan 21, 2026
Former Uvalde officer acquitted in trial over police response to Robb Elementary attack
By VALERIE GONZALEZ and JIM VERTUNO Associated Press CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) - A former Uvalde schools police officer was acquitted Wednesday of charges that he failed in his duties to confront the...
Jan 21, 2026
Wilson, Veesaar lead way as No. 22 North Carolina rolls past Notre Dame 91-69 in ACC play
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Caleb Wilson had 22 points while frontcourt mate Henri Veesaar added a double-double to help No. 22 North Carolina beat Notre Dame 91-69 on...
Jan 21, 2026
Iconic Coney Island hot dog hawker Nathan's Famous is sold for $450 million
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer Nathan's Famous, which opened as a 5-cent hot dog stand in Coney Island more than a century ago, has been sold to packaged meat giant Smithfield Foods in an all-cash $45...
Jan 21, 2026
US stocks recover half of the prior day's plunge after Trump calls off Greenland-related tariffs
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market bounced back from its worst day since October on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said he reached the framework for a deal a...
Jan 21, 2026
Trump cancels tariff threat over Greenland, says NATO agreed to 'framework' of future Arctic deal
By JOSH BOAK, WILL WEISSERT and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) - President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he was scrapping his planned tariffs on eight European nations ...
Jan 21, 2026
Brooklyn Beckham accuses David and Victoria of putting branding before family and sabotaging wedding
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Beckham family falling-out has spilled further into public view in a series of social media posts from Brooklyn Beckham alleging that his ...
Jan 20, 2026
Justice Department subpoenas Walz and others in immigration enforcement obstruction investigation
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Federal prosecutors served grand jury subpoenas Tuesday to Minnesota officials as part of an investigation into whether ...
Jan 20, 2026